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Dr. Wiggins is the Associate Dean of CME of the University of Utah School of Medicine, and Professor of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and BioMedical Informatics. He received his BA in Biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin, and his MD degree from the University of Texas at Houston Health Sciences Center. After a surgical internship, and a research fellowship in Head and Neck Imaging at the University of Florida, he completed his Residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Mississippi, and a Neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Utah. Dr. Wiggins has more than 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 11 books, over 100 book chapters, and presented more than 600 national and international lectures on Neuroradiology, Informatics, and Teaching and Education. He served as the program chair of the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) from 2014 - 2020. He is past president of the Western Neuroradiological Society (WNRS), and the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ASHNR). He has served on multiple executive committees and program committees, and served as the program chair for multiple national and international conferences in both neuroradiology and imaging informatics. He was elected as the inaugural fellow of the Academy of Health Science Educators for the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, and is the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award from the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Utah as well as the Honored Educator Award from the Radiological Society of North America, as well as several other teaching awards. He was also named the 25th Fellow of the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine, and named a fellow of the American College of Radiology. He has been chosen as an international outreach speaker and educator by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), and the American Society of Head & Neck Radiology (ASHNR). Dr. Wiggins is CAQ certified in Neuroradiology by the American Board of Radiology and also certified by the American Board of Imaging Informatics.

Clinical Locations

University Hospital
Radiology

801-581-4624

50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT  84132
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Specialties

  • Biomedical Informatics
  • Neuroradiology
  • Medical Informatics
  • Radiology
  • Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
  • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
  • Computed Tomography - CT
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging - MRI
  • X-Ray
  • Neurointerventional Radiology
  • Head and Neck Imaging

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Radiology and Imaging Sciences - Professor
Biomedical Informatics - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Surgery - Adjunct Professor
Academic Divisions Clinical Radiology
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Board Certification American Board of Imaging Informatics
American Board of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)
American Board of Radiology (Neuroradiology)
American Board of Radiology (Radiology)

Dr. Wiggins is the Associate Dean of CME of the University of Utah School of Medicine, and Professor of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and BioMedical Informatics. He received his BA in Biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin, and his MD degree from the University of Texas at Houston Health Sciences Center. After a surgical internship, and a research fellowship in Head and Neck Imaging at the University of Florida, he completed his Residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Mississippi, and a Neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Utah. Dr. Wiggins has more than 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 11 books, over 100 book chapters, and presented more than 600 national and international lectures on Neuroradiology, Informatics, and Teaching and Education. He served as the program chair of the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) from 2014 - 2020. He is past president of the Western Neuroradiological Society (WNRS), and the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ASHNR). He has served on multiple executive committees and program committees, and served as the program chair for multiple national and international conferences in both neuroradiology and imaging informatics. He was elected as the inaugural fellow of the Academy of Health Science Educators for the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, and is the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award from the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Utah as well as the Honored Educator Award from the Radiological Society of North America, as well as several other teaching awards. He was also named the 25th Fellow of the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine, and named a fellow of the American College of Radiology. He has been chosen as an international outreach speaker and educator by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), and the American Society of Head & Neck Radiology (ASHNR). Dr. Wiggins is CAQ certified in Neuroradiology by the American Board of Radiology and also certified by the American Board of Imaging Informatics.

Academic Locations

801-585-6120

515 East 100 South
Continuing Medical Education Office, Suite 450
Salt Lake City, UT  84102

School of Medicine

801-581-4624

(801) 585-7330

30 N 1900 E
Radiology, #1A71
Salt Lake City, UT  84132

Research Statement

My research interests focus on Teaching and Education, Head and Neck imaging, Neuroradiology, BioMedical Informatics, and Imaging Informatics

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Radiology and Imaging Sciences - Professor
Biomedical Informatics - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Surgery - Adjunct Professor
Academic Divisions Clinical Radiology
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Board Certification American Board of Imaging Informatics
American Board of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)
American Board of Radiology (Neuroradiology)
American Board of Radiology (Radiology)

Research Interests

  • Head and Neck Neuroradiology
  • Imaging Informatics
  • Multimedia in Medical Education
  • Education (Medical and Graduate)
  • Education and Training
  • Educational Technology

Education History

Fellowship University of Utah School of Medicine
Neuroradiology
Fellow, 2000
Residency University of Mississippi Medical Center
Diagnostic Radiology
Resident, 1999
Fellowship University of Florida
Head and Neck Imaging
Fellow, 1995
Internship University of Florida
General Surgery
Intern, 1994
Professional Medical University of Texas Health Science Center
Medicine
M.D., 1993
Undergraduate University of Texas at Austin
Biochemistry
B.A., 1989
Undergraduate Texas Christian University
Biochemistry
, 1987

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

Journal Article

  1. Peralta EA, Swiston CJ, Wiggins RH, Warner JEA, Vegunta S (2022). Temporal Lobe Encephalocele in a Patient With Suspected IIH: A Case Report. J Neuroophthalmol.
  2. Wilkinson SW, Etheridge T, Swiston CJ, Vegunta S, Wiggins RH, Warner JEA (2021). Bilateral Posterior Cerebral Artery Stroke from COVID-Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Child. J Neuroophthalmol.
  3. Hsu D, Rath TJ, Branstetter BF, Anzai Y, Phillips CD, Juliano AF, Mosier KM, Bazylewicz MP, Poliashenko SM, Kulzer MH, Rhyner PA, Risk B, Wiggins RH, Aiken AH (2021). Interrater Reliability of NI-RADS on Posttreatment PET/Contrast-enhanced CT Scans in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Radiol Imaging Cancer, 3(3), e200131.
  4. Agarwal N, Ahmed AK, Wiggins RH 3rd, McCulley TJ, Kontzialis M, Macedo LL, Choudhri AF, Ditta LC, Ishii M, Gallia GL, Aygun N, Blitz AM (2020). Segmental Imaging of the Trochlear Nerve: Anatomic and Pathologic Considerations. J Neuroophthalmol, 41(1), e7-e15.
  5. Larson CR, Wiggins RH (2019). FDG-PET Imaging of Salivary Gland Tumors. Semin Ultrasound CT MR, 40(5), 391-399.
  6. Wiggins RH 3rd, Davidson HC, Harnsberger HR, Lauman JR, Goede PA (2001). Image file formats: past, present, and future. Radiographics, 21(3), 789-98.
  7. Christian ME, Davidson HC, Wiggins RH 3rd, Berges G, Cannon G, Jackson G, Chapman B, Harnsberger HR (2001). Digital processing of radiographic images from PACS to publishing. J Digit Imaging, 14(1), 14-7.

Review

  1. Culleton S, Wiggins R, McNally JS (2021). Imaging spectrum of extracranial arterial vascular pathology: pearls for the radiologist. [Review]. Clin Radiol, 77(3), 167-178.

Book Chapter

  1. Wiggins RH (2006). Sinonasal Overview. In Harnsberger HR (Ed.), Diagnostic Anatomy: Brain, Head and Neck, Spine (pp. (II-Section 2):104-113). Salt Lake City: Amirsys, Inc.
  2. Wiggins RH (2006). Pterygopalatine Fossa. In Harnsberger HR (Ed.), Diagnostic Anatomy: Brain, Head and Neck, Spine (pp. (II-Section 2):118-123). Salt Lake City: Amirsys, Inc.
  3. Wiggins RH (2004). Nodal Metastases, SCCa (SMS). In Harnsberger HR (Ed.), Diagnostic Imaging: Head and Neck (pp. 46-7). Salt Lake City: Amirsys, Inc.

Letter

  1. Meltzer CC, Wiggins RH 3rd, Mossa-Basha M, Palasis S, Russell E, Mikulis D, Rhyner P, Anderson J, Peterson RB, Smirniotopoulos J, Barkovich AJ, Zimmerman RD, Filippi CG, Rowley HA, Koontz NA, Jay AK, Nickerson J, Hamilton B, Chow D, Whitlow CT (2020). Misleading Public Statements About COVID-19. [Letter to the editor]. J Am Coll Radiol, 18(1 Pt A), 6-7.

Global Impact

Awards & Honors

ASNR International Outreach Professor. Brain Imaging Symposium: Singapore. American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) in conjunction with AsiaRadiology 2017 and the Singapore Radiology Society, Singapore. Singapore

Presentations

Imaging of the Nasopharynx. Invited Speaker. Federacion Mexicanana de Radiologia E Imagen A.C., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. October 26, 2012. Mexico
Carotid and Parapharyngeal Spaces. Invited Speaker. Federacion Mexicanana de Radiologia E Imagen A.C., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. October 26, 2012. Mexico
Oral Cavity and Oropharynx. Invited Speaker. Federacion Mexicanana de Radiologia E Imagen A.C., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. October 26, 2012. Mexico
Global Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy. Invited Speaker. Federacion Mexicanana de Radiologia E Imagen A.C., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. October 26, 2012. Mexico
Neoplasms of Nose, Paranasal Sinuses, and Anterior Cranial Floor. Invited Speaker. Federacion Mexicanana de Radiologia E Imagen A.C., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. October 26, 2012. Mexico
Ear and Temporal Bone Tumors. Invited Speaker. Federacion Mexicanana de Radiologia E Imagen A.C., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. October 27, 2012. Mexico
Infected Ear and Cholesteatoma. Invited Speaker. Federacion Mexicanana de Radiologia E Imagen A.C., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. October 27, 2012. Mexico
Anatomy of Ear and Hearing. Invited Speaker. Federacion Mexicanana de Radiologia E Imagen A.C., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. October 27, 2012. Mexico
Imaging of the Facial Nerve. Invited Speaker. Federacion Mexicanana de Radiologia E Imagen A.C., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. October 27, 2012. Mexico
MRI Safety. Invited Speaker. 2015 ENT Imaging with the Masters. Sheraton Towers Singapore. July 2, 2015. Singapore. Australia
Oral Cavity and Oropharynx. Invited Speaker. 2015 ENT Imaging with the Masters. Sheraton Towers Singapore. July 3, 2015. Singapore. Australia
Cervical Lymphadenopathy. Invited Speaker. 2015 ENT Imaging with the Masters. Sheraton Towers Singapore. July 3, 2015. Singapore. Australia
Sinonasal Infectious and Inflammatory Pathology. Invited Speaker. 2015 ENT Imaging with the Masters. Sheraton Towers Singapore. July 4, 2015. Singapore. Australia
Imagenologia del Octavo par Craneal y el Angulo Ponto Cerebeloso. 2015 VII Curso Internacional de Imagen Seccional La Federacion Mexicana de Radiologia e Imagen, A.C. October 8, 2015. Hotel Fiesta Americana Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Mexico
Imagenologia de los Pares Craneales V y VII. 2015 VII Curso Internacional de Imagen Seccional La Federacion Mexicana de Radiologia e Imagen, A.C. October 9, 2015. Hotel Fiesta Americana Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Mexico
Vision Global de los Espacios y Fascias del Cuello. 2015 VII Curso Internacional de Imagen Seccional La Federacion Mexicana de Radiologia e Imagen, A.C. October 9, 2015. Hotel Fiesta Americana Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Mexico
III, IV, y VI Pares Craneales. 2015 VII Curso Internacional de Imagen Seccional La Federacion Mexicana de Radiologia e Imagen, A.C. October 9, 2015. Hotel Fiesta Americana Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Mexico
Imagenologia del Foramen Yugular y los Pares Craneales IX, X, y IX. 2015 VII Curso Internacional de Imagen Seccional La Federacion Mexicana de Radiologia e Imagen, A.C. October 9, 2015. Hotel Fiesta Americana Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Mexico
Controversy: Is Contrast Needed in SNHL Workup? Invited Speaker. 46th Sao Paulo Radiological Meeting (JPR) 2016. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Sociedade Paulista de Radiologia (SPR) / Paulista Society of Radiology. at Transamerica Expo Center (TEC), Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazil
Teaching, Learning, and Education. Invited Speaker. 46th Sao Paulo Radiological Meeting (JPR) 2016. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Sociedade Paulista de Radiologia (SPR) / Paulista Society of Radiology. at Transamerica Expo Center (TEC), Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazil
IAC and CPA Tumors. Invited Speaker. 46th Sao Paulo Radiological Meeting (JPR) 2016. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Sociedade Paulista de Radiologia (SPR) / Paulista Society of Radiology. at Transamerica Expo Center (TEC), Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazil
Introduction to Enterprise Imaging. Invited Speaker. 46th Sao Paulo Radiological Meeting (JPR) 2016. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Sociedade Paulista de Radiologia (SPR) / Paulista Society of Radiology. at Transamerica Expo Center (TEC), Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazil
Hot Topics: PowerPoint: Good, Bad, and Ugly (workshop). Invited Speaker. 46th Sao Paulo Radiological Meeting (JPR) 2016. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Sociedade Paulista de Radiologia (SPR) / Paulista Society of Radiology. at Transamerica Expo Center (TEC), Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazil
Social Media Panel. Radiologist Perspective. Invited Speaker. 46th Sao Paulo Radiological Meeting (JPR) 2016. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Sociedade Paulista de Radiologia (SPR) / Paulista Society of Radiology. at Transamerica Expo Center (TEC), Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazil
Suprahyoid Neck Cross Sectional Imaging. Invited Speaker. 46th Sao Paulo Radiological Meeting (JPR) 2016. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Sociedade Paulista de Radiologia (SPR) / Paulista Society of Radiology. at Transamerica Expo Center (TEC), Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazil
Postop Temporal Bone. Invited Speaker. 48th Sao Paulo Radiological Meeting (JPR) 2018. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Sociedade Paulista de Radiologia (SPR) / Jornada Paulista de Radiologia (JPR) Annual Meeting. Transamerica Expo Center (TEC). São Paulo, SP, Brazil. May 4, 2018. Brazil

Service

11/29/2017 Member The British Society of Head & Neck Imaging (BSHNI) Europe

Department News

New ACR Fellows: Drs. Anzai and Wiggins

Head and Neck Conference Serves as Impromptu Alumni Reunion

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